MXGM 11th ANNUAL HIP HOP CONCERT

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MXGM 11th ANNUAL HIP HOP CONCERT

Time: August 17, 2008 at 7pm
Location: EAST SIDE ARTS ALLIANCE- OAKLAND CA
Event Type: hip, hop
Organized By: MXGM
Latest Activity: Aug 15, 2008

Event Description

The Malcolm X Grassroots Movement presents……..

A Hip Hop Benefit Concert for Black August 2008

Featuring Bicasso of the Living Legends, Truth Universal from New Orleans, Jahi, Kiwi, Virtuous, Kween, Khalil Anthony, Jelani Lateef, Traci Bartlow and Starchild Dancers, and and Sizwe the Spear of the Nation. Hosted by Chinaka Hodge and Javad Jahi.

Sunday, August 17th, 2008
(In Honor of Marcus Mosiah Garvey)
Eastside Cultural Center
2277 International Blvd. – Oakland
Doors open at 6 pm
Show time at 7 pm
Tickets $15
Pre-purchasing is recommended (space is limited)

Join us as we commemorate 30 years of resistance with our 11th annual Hip Hop Benefit Concert. All proceeds from the concert go towards Political Prisoners and the Legal Defense Fund of the SF 8.

Also join us for:

Katrina Commemoration and Community Forum
Friday, August 29th
6 – 9 pm
Eastside Cultural Center
2277 International Blvd.
In Solidarity with the peoples' of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast – Right of Return, Reconstruction, and Self-Determination. In collaboration with Huaxtec, Eastside Arts Alliance, Final Friday's Films, Katrina Solidarity Network, and Right to the City.

For more information please contact the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement at mxgmoakland@gmail.com or www.mxgm.org.

Free the Land!
Free All Political Prisoners!

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The Malcolm X Grassroots Movements 2008 National Program for Black August Resistance

Join MXGM as we commemorate 30 years of Black August resistance with several community educational events, solidarity with the 3rd annual commemorative activities for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, and our 11th annual Hip Hop Benefit Concerts. All proceeds from the concerts go towards Political Prisoners and the Legal Defense Fund of the SF 8 (for more information visit www.thejerichomovement.com or www.freethesf8.org).

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